Closure member



J. P. PACA CLOSURE MEMBER July 24, 1934.

Filed DeC. I6, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet ,Mmm W J. P. PACA CLOSURE MEMBER Filed Dec July 24, 1934.

16, 1952 2 Sheets-Shea?.

Patented July 224, 1934 1,957,779 crostini: MEMBERA l John r. rasa, canton, eine, assigner to Diebold Safe & Lock Cempany, a corporation of Ohio Application December 16, i932, serial No. 647.6378' 7 claims. (ci. .10a-4) The invention relates broadly to closure-members and is particularly adapted to be embodied ina. closure-member for a. safe or money chest in. which the daily receiptsof stores, gasoline stations, etc., may be placed temporarily for safe keeping., One form of. invention is embodiedy in a closure-member for aV saie or money chest of the character described. A The closure-member comprises outer and inner walls or members which are secured to each other by ra-n-gible means. The inner member is provided. with4 means whereby it may be'l'ocked in its closed position.V If anattem-pt is madeto open the closure-member by exerting. force upon the outer wall or member .thereof, the frangible means will be broken so that the outer member will be free to be displaced in such manner that. it cannot exert any force on the locking means to destroy the same.

The. improved closure-member is fabricated preferably from metals having dissimilar characteristics, the construction being such that any attempt to drill throughthe closure-member or otherwise forcefan. opening therein, will-be unsuc cessfuflin the time an unauthorized perscncan devote to the attempt. `The parts from which the improved-closure-member.is fabricated are constructed so that it may be assembled with little effort. Y

Other objects and advantages. will become apparent as thev following. detailed description progresses, reference being .had to the accompanying drawings, wherein--V Y Fig. 1 is a vertical-central section through a safe or money chest whichv is provided Ywith a closure-member embodying'the invention.

Fig.. 2'isa fragmentary plan View of ra safe or money chest showny in Fig.. 1. -'Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view, partly broken away,` of the improved closure-member.

Fig. 4 i'sa fragmentary section takenvon the same line as Fig. 1, but showing the closuremember in.section, and Y Fig. 5 is al section.V taken on line 5-5 of'vFig. 4.

'Referring tothe drawings. wherein a preferred iembodiment'of. the invention is illustrated, the reference. character designates generally a .heavy vwalled. container which is preferably a steel casting. The container 10' provides a cham'- ber or compartmentll in which currency, etc., may befplaced for safe' keeping. At its upper end, .the container 10= is provided with a. door opening v12'Y adapted to receive vthefimproved closure-member 13 which', when. it is unlocked, maybe lifted bod-ily from the ldoor opening 12. Itwill be-noted that the container 10 is provided with spaced integral lugs 175 which project into the door opening 12, the lugs 15 being diametrically disposed in the door opening. (See Fig. 5).

-In this instance, the container l0 is embedded in a block l'l of concrete which is enclosed in a suitable sheet metal housing 18, the block being adapted to be placed upon the floor of a store', or the equivalent, and being sufficiently heavy so that it cannot be readily removed therefrom.

As illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4, the container 10 is provided with a bore extending through its wall. The innerkend of the bore 20- reduced in diameter so that an annular shoulder 2l is provided in the bore intermediate its ends. Seated in the bore 20 is a hardened steel plug 22 provided with. a recess 23 which is eng-ageable by a bolt 24, the bolt 24 being controlled by a lock 25 which is carried by the closure-member 13. The plug 22 has ahead portion 27 which abuts against the annular shoulder 21 and prevents the plug 22 from being drivenl inwardly by unauthorized persons during attempts to gain access to the chamber 11. Seated in the outer end of the bore 20 and abutting against the outer end of the plug 22, is a steely disc 30 which iswelded to the container ll() as indicated at 31.

The closure-member 13 preferably comprises an' outer wall or member 32 of case-hardened steel and provided with an integral downwardly extending annular ange 33, which, at its lower end, is provided with an outwardly extending annular iiangev 34; The annular flange 33 forms a recess -35 inthe bottom surface of the outer wall or member 32. Seated in the recess 35 is a laminated plate 36 of any alloy steel which will pre- L ent unauthorized persons from drilling through it tol gain access -to the lock 25. The laminated `plate 36 is provided with apertures 37 and 38 through which lock noses 39 and 40 of the lock 25 extend. The apertures 37 and 38 register with apertures 42 and 43, respectively, in the outer wallor member 32. The outer ends of the apertures `42 and 43 are'reduced in diameter to pro- .vi'de annular shoulders 45 which retain hardened steel plugs 46A in the apertures 42 andr 43,. the

The closure-member 13 preferably comprises a fabricated inner wall or member which, in turn, preferably comprises two members 56 and 57 secured to each other by screws 58. (See Figs. 3 and 5.) The inner wall members 56 and 57 are preferably malleable iron castings. The member 56 is provided with a bore 60 in which the bolt 24 is slidably journaled. The members 56 and 57 are provided with inwardly extending arcuate flanges 62 and 63, respectively, which engage the upper surface of the annular flange 34 and the bottom surface of the outer wall or member 32, the construction being such that when the parts are assembled as illustrated in the drawings, the members 56 and 57 are secured to the outer wall or member 32.

A frangible pin 65, preferably formed of steel, extends through the annular fiange 33 and into the arcuate flange 63. (See Figs. 4 and 5.) The pin normally prevents the outer wall or member 32 from being displaced angularly relative to the inner wall or member 55.

The inner wall members 56 and 57 .are provided with radially extending lugs 67 and 68, respectively, which are diametrically disposed on the inner wall member 55. A U-shaped handle is pivoted by pins 71 to lugs 72 projecting upwardly from the outer wall or member 13.

When the' closure-member 13 is to be removed from the door opening 12, the lock 25 is manipulated to withdraw the bolt 24 from the recess 23. The lock 25 is preferably of the type which must be manipulated by two keys. One of these keys is generally retained on the premises and the other is generally in the possession of agency which collects the contents of the chamber 11 at predetermined intervals. When the bolt 24 has been withdrawn from the recess 23, the closure member 13 is rotated by turning it with the handle 70 intofa position wherein the lugs 67 and 68 are disposed between the lugs 15, whereupon the closure-member 15 may be lifted bodily from the door opening. After the contents of the chamber have been removed therefrom, the closure-member 13 is inserted in the door opening 12 in such manner that the lugs 67 and 68 pass between the lugs 15 and the bottom surface of the outer wall or member 32 rests upon the upper surfaces of the lugs 15. The closure member 13 is then rotated until the lugs 67 and 68 are `disposed beneath the lugs 15 and the bolt 24 registers with the recess 23. The lock 25 is then manipulated so that the bolt 24 enters the recess 23, whereupon the closure-member 13 is locked to the container 10 as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5.

In the event an unauthorized person attempts to gain access to the chamber 11 by exerting force on the outer wall or member 32 to rotate it so that the bolt 24 will be broken or driven back out of the recess 23, the pin 65 will be sheared between the annular flange 33 and the arcuate flange 63 so that the outer wall or member 32 will rotate freely relative to the inner wall or member 55 and the laminated plate. Obviously, an unauthorized person cannot then employ the outer wall or member 32 to exert force upon the bolt 24. When the pin 65 is sheared in the manner described above, the arcuate flanges 62 and 63 continueto secure the outer wall or member 32 to the inner wall or member 55 so that the outer wall 32 cannot be withdrawn bodily from the door opening.

` While Ihave shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications.

Changes, therefore in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is my intention to claim all novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible, in view of the prior art.

I claim: Y

1. The combination with an enclosure having a door openingtherein, of a closure member for said door opening, said closure-member comprising a plurality of inner closure-members having inwardly Yextending arcuate flanges, an outer member adapted to close said opening and having an outwardly extending flange interlocking with said arcuate flanges whereby said outer member may be rotated relative Ato said inner closuremembers, means carried by said inner closuremembers for locking them to said enclosure, and frangible means securing said outer member against displacement relative to said innerA closure-members.

2. The combination with an enclosure havingV a door opening therein, of a closure-member for said door opening, said closure-member comprising an inner member, an outer member movably mounted with respect to said inner member, a laminated plate of drill resisting material disposed between said outer member and said inner member, a frangible pin securing said laminated 105 plate, said outer member and said inner member against displacement relative to each other, and a lock secured to said laminated plate, said lock having a bolt for locking said inner'member to said enclosure.

3. The combination with an enclosureV having a door opening therein, of a closure-member for said door opening, said closure-member comprising an outer member, an inner member upon which said outer member is movably mounted, a plate of drill resisting material disposed between said outer member and said inner member, a lock secured to said plate and having a lock nose projecting through said plate, a bolt controlled by said lock forlocking said inner member to said 120 enclosure, and frangible means for preventing relative displacement between said'outer member and said inner member.

4. The combination with an enclosure having a door opening therein, of a closure-member for said door opening, said closure-member comprising an outer member, an inner member upon which said outer member is movably mounted, a plate of drill resisting material disposed between said outer member and said inner member, a'lock secured to said plate and having alock nose projecting through said plate, a bolt controlled by said lock for locking said inner member to said enclosure, and frangible means for preventing relative displacement between said outer member, said inner member, and said plate.

5. The combination with an enclosure having-a door opening therein, of a closure-member for said door opening, Vsaid closure-member comprising a plurality of inner closure-membersequipped with locking flanges, an outer member adapted to close said opening and having avflange interlocking with the locking flanges of the inner closuremembers, said interlocking membersA permitting relative rotary `movement between the'outer and inner closure-members, means carried by said-inner closure-members for locking them to said enclosure, and frangible means securing said outer member against displacement relative to said inner closure-member.

door opening therein, of a closure-member for said door opening, said closure-member comprising an outer member, an inner member rotatably secured to said outer member, a plate of drillresisting material disposed between said outer and inner members, a lock secured to said plate and accessible through said plate and said outer member, a bolt controlled by said lock for locking said inner member to said enclosure, and frangible means for preventing relative displacement between said outer member and said inner member.

JOHN P. PACA. 

